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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. From whom did the second mate receive his information regarding the Sephora?
(a) The tugboat skipper.
(b) The captain of the Sephora.
(c) The Sephora's first mate.
(d) A dream.

2. How long has the crew been together when the captain comes on board?
(a) Two years.
(b) Eight months.
(c) Eighteen months.
(d) Twelve months.

3. What does the captain do the night they see a strange ship approaching?
(a) Watches the nearby ship.
(b) All of these.
(c) He walks along the deck.
(d) Decides the sea most likely doesn't hold any discomforting surprises.

4. What sort of pagoda does the story's narrator see from just off the mouth of the river?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Paknam.
(c) Korean.
(d) Indian.

5. Where does the stranger hide after being awakened by the captain?
(a) The saloon.
(b) The bathroom.
(c) Under the bed.
(d) The storeroom.

Short Answer Questions

1. In describing how he committed murder, at what time does the mysterious stranger say he and his victim were setting the sail?

2. What does the captain discover when he tries to pull the rope ladder up?

3. What alternative does the mysterious stranger weigh against boarding the narrator's ship?

4. How many officers does the captain have?

5. How did the stranger kill his victim?

(see the answer key)

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